Geoffrey A. Fowler And Yukari Iwatani Kane for WSJ: Nintendo Co.’s website shows gamers “what Wii is all about.” As far back as 1984, Apple Inc. said in a commercial that it would “introduce Macintosh.” Today, an Apple video enthuses: … Continued
∞ Greg Price on mixing Ozzy Osbourne
Greg Price on Waves Live: Today, I want to share with you the first steps I take in all projects I start. My first go-to tools are the Q10 Paragraphic EQ, SSL 4000 Collection, and the Renaissance plugins. These tools … Continued
∞ Upcoming Web design and development conferences
Smashing Magazine: We meet people who think very much like we do and most probably struggle with similar problems; and perhaps they’ve found a solution which can inspire others. We learn how our colleagues work and what they have experienced; … Continued
∞ Avid shows upcoming features of Pro Tools
∞ Feral announces Mac version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Feral Interactive has announced plans to publish a Macintosh-native version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution. It’s coming during this winter. A prequel to the original Deus Ex, a game that likewise found its way to the Mac back in 2000, … Continued
∞ AT&T responds to Justice Department
Smartphone Boss: “Without this merger, AT&T will continue to experience capacity constraints, millions of customers will be deprived of faster and higher quality service, and innovation and infrastructure will be stunted. If this transaction does not close due to Plaintiff’s … Continued
∞ Fender commemorates 9/11 with a trio of custom Strats
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∞ CBS axes 'What's Trending' after Jobs death report debacle
Hollywood Reporter: CBSNews.com has severed its relationship with the host of a web show who sent out an erroneous Tweet yesterday saying that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had died. The offending Tweet was sent from the Twitter account of What’s Trending, a web … Continued
∞ Apple security update fixes DigiNotar certificate problem
Apple on Friday released Security Update 2011-005 for Snow Leopard and Lion (as well as Server versions). The update is available for download through the Software Update system preference and from the Apple Web site. The update is described as … Continued
∞ Flash Media Server 4.5 streams Flash video to iOS devices
Adobe used this week’s IBC conference in Amsterdam to introduce Flash Media Server 4.5. Most notable in the new Flash Media Server release is the ability to stream Flash video to iOS devices, including the iPad and iPhone. It’s important … Continued
∞ Atari founder wants one-year high school
IndustryGamers: Atari founder and gaming guru Nolan Bushnell believes that educational video games area potential form of synergy that could revolutionize the educational system in the United States. Bushnell remains confident enough to proclaim that if implemented correctly, the average high … Continued
∞ Bartz: Yahoo 'f***ed me over'
Fortune: On Tuesday, Bartz was in New York, to speak at Citigroup’s (C) technology conference the next day, when she was supposed to call Bostock at 6 p.m. “I called him at 6:06,” she recalls. When he got on the … Continued
∞ Colin McRae: DiRT 2 comes to the Mac
Feral Interactive on Thursday announced the release of Colin McRae: DiRT 2 for the Mac. It costs $39.99 and is available from online download services including the Mac App Store. It comes to retailers on Thursday, September 15, 2011. Colin … Continued
∞ QuickBooks for Mac 2012 touts Lion support, more
Intuit on Wednesday took off the wraps from QuickBooks for Mac 2012, a new version of its small business accounting software that will be released on September 26, 2011. It costs $229.95 for a single-user license. More than 50 new … Continued
∞ AppSpeed Monster Truck remote controlled by iOS device
Dexim has announced its AppSpeed Monster Truck, a radio-controlled toy monster truck that uses an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch as its controller. It retails for $69.99. The AppSpeed Monster Truck works with a free app downloadable from the App … Continued
∞ Sony tablets 'offer a choice, not an echo'
Technologizer: “… don’t expect either to be the Great iPad Competitor that leads folks to conclude that it’s possible to compete effectively with Apple’s tablet…But neither one feels generic, either–they’re the sort of tablets you might expect Sony to come … Continued
∞ Appalicious works as shopping assistant to Mac App Store
ProVUE Development has released Appalicious, a new shopping assistant for the Mac App Store. The Mac App Store is a great new service from Apple that exposes users to lots of Mac application software, but it can be a bit … Continued
∞ Studiometry 9 focuses on CRM
Oranged Software has released Studiometry 9, a major upgrade to their business management software for Mac and Windows. It costs $199.95, with upgrades available for $59.95. Studiometry helps you organize, plan, track and invoice, providing you with the tools needed … Continued
∞ League of Legends Mac cancelled
Inside Mac Games: Riot Games has announced the cancellation of League of Legends’ Mac beta client, which the company was developing in partnership with TransGaming. Riot cited the reason for cancellation as an inability to maintain consistent parity between Mac and Windows PC … Continued
∞ TiVo and Media Center on the decline
ZDNet: TiVo defined the DVR category around the turn of the century, and today the product name has been turned into a verb. If you’re going to record a TV program on your cable company’s DVR, you probably just say … Continued
∞ iOS game developers confident after Jobs' departure
IndustryGamers: Developers seem confident that Apple will be just fine without Jobs steering the ship. In fact, the timing may have been just right for Jobs to step down, in advance of the iPhone 5 likely being revealed. Glad to … Continued
∞ Eric Schmidt didn't say he 'couldn't stand' Apple's board
The Next Web: There has been a misquote being passed around the net like wildfire this morning. According to the quote that is being reported widely by tech and Apple blogs, Eric Schmidt said that he stayed on Apple’s Board … Continued
∞ Bungie Aerospace debuts Crimson: Steam Pirates for iPad
Earlier this year famed Halo game creator Bungie announced the formation of Bungie Aerospace, a new venture aimed at publishing mobile games. The first fruit of that labor, Crimson: Steam Pirates, is now available for the iPad on the App … Continued
∞ Emma and the Inventor comes to iPad
Tricky Software has announced the release of Emma and the Inventor for the iPad. It’s a free download, though unlocking the full game requires a $4.99 in-app purchase. Emma’s Grandfather Jenkins has completed his greatest invention ever, but the mysterious … Continued
∞ 'Business as usual in Silicon Valley'
AllThingsD: In fact, the creation of a $20 million investment kitty that Arrington has dubbed CrunchFund is simply the formalization of a long-standing arrangement that has already been going on since he founded his popular tech blog. That is to … Continued
∞ Game devs imagine iPad 3
IndustryGamers: Dave Castelnuovo – Owner, Bolt Creative “I would like to see a personal anti-grav device built into the ipad 3 so that I could sit on it and allow me to hover around instead of walking. Kind of like … Continued
∞ Apple environmental policies under scrutiny, again
ZDNet: Mind you, there is one word in that previous paragraph that really caught my attention, “suspected.” It leads me to wonder whether these organizations can really say with authority that the manufacturing organizations and sites that it is targeting … Continued
∞ Apple Raw software update adds support for eight new cameras
Apple has released Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.8. The software is available for download from Apple’s Web site and through the Software Update system preference. This update is to the system software Mac OS X 10.6.5 and higher (including … Continued
∞ Griffin offers three-in-one stylus/pen/laser pointer
Griffin Technology on Thursday announced its Stylus + Pen + Laser Pointer, a three-in-one device. It costs $49.99. The gadget combines a rubber-ended stylus that mimics a finger-press, for use on an iPad, iPhone or other touchscreen surface. A refillable … Continued
∞ Navigon announces major overhaul for iOS navigation software
Navigon AG on Thursday announced the “second generation” of navigation apps for iOS (and Android), coming this fall. Current users will be eligible for free upgrades to the new versions, according to Navigon. Gerhard Mayr, Navigon vice president, said that … Continued